Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Apprenticeships (Transitional Provision for Existing Vocational Specifications) (England) Order 2011 and comes into force on 13th April 2011.

(2) In this Order-

"ACS" means the Accredited Certification Scheme;

"the Act" means the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009;

"BTEC" means the Business and Technology Education Council;

"ITQ" means an Information Technology Qualification;

"NVQ" means a National Vocational Qualification; and

"QCF" means the Qualifications and Credit Framework.

Transitional arrangements for existing vocational specifications

2.-(1) The existing vocational specifications specified in the first column of the Schedule are to be treated as if they were apprenticeship frameworks issued under section 14(1) of the Act.

(2) The existing vocational specifications in the Schedule-

(a)are to be treated as being issued under section 14(1) of the Act on 13th April 2011; and

(b)are to be treated as being withdrawn under section 14(2) of the Act on 31st December 2011.

(3) For each of the existing vocational specifications in the first column of the Schedule, the Schedule specifies-

(a)in the second column, the qualification that the deemed framework is to be treated as identifying as the competencies qualification;

(b)in the third column, the level that is to be treated as being stated in the deemed framework; and

(c)in the fourth column, the apprenticeship sector that is to be treated as being stated in the deemed framework.

Regulation 2

SCHEDULEExisting Vocational Specifications

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies the existing vocational specifications which are to be treated as if they were apprenticeship frameworks issued under section 14(1) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 ("the Act"). The existing vocational specifications are to be treated as being issued on 13th April 2011, and are to be treated as being withdrawn on 31st December 2011. The Schedule to the Order specifies, for each of the existing vocational qualifications, the qualification that is to be treated as the competencies qualification, and the level and apprenticeship sector that is to be treated as being stated in the deemed framework.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.

The Order forms part of the implementation of the statutory apprenticeships programme in Part 1 of Chapter 1 of the Act.